Month: July 2024

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Read More New health secretary aims to resolve dispute in England and warns health service is ‘not good enough’ General election 2024: live news The new health secretary, Wes Streeting, has declared the NHS is broken as he announced that talks with junior doctors in England would restart next week. The Ilford North MP said…

Read MoreAs the war enters its 862nd day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 862nd day, these are the main developments.

Read More Meeting follows raft of appointments by new PM, including Rachel Reeves as UK’s first female chancellor UK general election results 2024: live tracker Keir Starmer is expected to hold the first meeting of his cabinet as the UK’s new prime minister starts working on Labour’s manifesto pledges and preparing for a Nato summit…

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Read More Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian beat hard-liner Saeed Jalili in the runoff election to replace the late president who was killed in a helicopter crash in May. (Image credit: SAMAN) Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian beat hard-liner Saeed Jalili in the runoff election to replace the late president who was killed in a helicopter crash…

Read More The journalist, and critics, accuse the Italian PM of leading the country towards authoritarianism The first time Rula Jebreal came face to face with Giorgia Meloni was for a TV debate in November 2016. It was the day after the US presidential election, six years before Meloni became prime minister, and the pair…

Read More Initial Brexit success was undone by poor strategy and repeated unforced errors, say expert observers UK election live – latest updates Rishi Sunak became Britain’s prime minister quickly and unexpectedly in October 2022 after the short, financially catastrophic premiership of Liz Truss and the leadership of Boris Johnson, whose loose moral compass had…

Read MoreSpiritual tourism is seeing a boom in India thanks to the wide reach of social media and better transport connectivity.Spiritual tourism is seeing a boom in India thanks to the wide reach of social media and better transport connectivity.

Read More Labour lost seats including Jonathan Ashworth’s in Leicester, where angry voters say they felt ignored When Labour’s Jonathan Ashworth lost his Leicester South seat to the pro-Palestine independent candidate Shockat Adam, it was widely seen as one of the biggest upsets of election night. But a walk along Evington Road, a busy shopping…

Read More Forward-looking British front pages reflect the incoming government’s work ahead and the post-election-win jubilance of the Labour leader and his wife After Labour’s seismic defeat of the Tories, the UK papers’ front pages have focused on the work ahead for Keir Starmer amid his post-election glow after the new prime minister vowed to…

Read More Mill’s huge sails inexplicably collapsed after a show earlier this year at the iconic venue Mill’s huge sails inexplicably collapsed after a show earlier this year at the iconic venue

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Read More Tate faces charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women Tate faces charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women

Read MoreIran’s interior ministry has declared reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian winner of the presidential election.Iran’s interior ministry has declared reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian winner of the presidential election.

Read More Stances of Iran’s president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian reflect dualities of being a reformist politician within Iran’s Shiite theocracy Stances of Iran’s president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian reflect dualities of being a reformist politician within Iran’s Shiite theocracy

Read MoreA formerly banned Indigenous calligraphy is now being practised ‘joyfully’ in corners of Kathmandu and beyond.A formerly banned Indigenous calligraphy is now being practised ‘joyfully’ in corners of Kathmandu and beyond.

Read More From the surprise decision to call a snap election to the divisions inside the doomed campaign machine When rumours were ablaze that Rishi Sunak was about to call a snap election, one Conservative cabinet minister was asked by a colleague what was happening. “No idea,” he replied. “He’s either going to call a…

Read More A heart surgeon-turned-politician, Masoud Pezeshkian, has been elected the new president to succeed the deceased Ebrahim Raisi Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian defeated his conservative opponent Saeed Jalili in the second round of the presidential election by nearly three million votes, according to the election headquarters. The election was called after President Ebrahim Raisi was…

Read MorePezeshkian said to be winner of run-off election with 16.3 million votes to Jalili’s 13.5 million, according to reports.Pezeshkian said to be winner of run-off election with 16.3 million votes to Jalili’s 13.5 million, according to reports.

Read MorePezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran’s Shiite theocracy in his campaign and long has held Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the final arbiter of all matters of state in the country.Pezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran’s Shiite theocracy in his campaign and long has held Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as…

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Read MoreThe prophesized birth of a rare white bison is welcomed among tribes that work to support buffalo.The prophesized birth of a rare white bison is welcomed among tribes that work to support buffalo.

Read MoreUS president says his recent debacle in a televised debate with Donald Trump was due to ‘exhaustion’ and a ‘bad cold’.US president says his recent debacle in a televised debate with Donald Trump was due to ‘exhaustion’ and a ‘bad cold’.

Read More Celebration in streets of Tehran as hardliner Saeed Jalili falls further behind in second round, with mixed picture of turnout The reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian’s lead against hardliner Saeed Jalili widened early on Saturday to over 2m votes as counting continued in Iran’s presidential runoff election. Supporters of Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon and…

Read More The US leader mocks his rival’s gaffe and immediately makes a new one US President Joe Biden once again misspoke in front of a crowd of supporters on Friday while trying to dispel concerns over his age and cognitive abilities, insisting that his rival Donald Trump also makes gaffes. Biden opened his speech…

Read More The president blamed his debate performance on a bad cold, said he was in fine cognitive shape, and doubled down on staying in the race Biden says only ‘the Lord almighty’ could make him quit Joe Biden is pushing back against questions about whether he has the mental and physical stamina to serve…

Read More The US leader has insisted his disastrous debate with Donald Trump was just a “bad episode” US President Joe Biden tried to dispel concerns over his age and cognitive abilities after his lackluster performance during last week’s debate against Donald Trump, in an interview with ABC News on Friday. In the highly anticipated sit-down…

Read More Bureau of Meteorology forecasts ‘showery weekend’ across the entire east coast of New South Wales and Queensland Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australia is set for more wet weather in the coming days with three separate rain bands forecast to end the recent south-east cold…

Read More Homicide squad detectives are investigating the death, which is being treated as suspicious Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The body of a woman has been found at a waste management facility in Melbourne’s north. Workers made the grim discovery while moving green waste at the…

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Read More The French Fire forced a local hospital to shelter in place on Thursday with more than 1,000 residents ordered to evacuate The French Fire forced a local hospital to shelter in place on Thursday with more than 1,000 residents ordered to evacuate

Read More Counsellor tells court she took file notes that Haigh expressed concerns for her own safety and the future safety of her baby Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Disappeared teenager Amber Haigh feared losing her baby to the man now accused of her murder, and was…

Read More There’s officially just one classification for ‘wild dogs/dingoes’, which lists them as pests Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community The Australian Capital Territory has taken steps to recognise dingoes as a distinct species in need of protection after DNA…

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